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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 1504 on 03/12/1935
London and North Eastern Railway (1946) 4868   12/10/1946
British Railways 64868   13/05/1950

Locomotive Specifics
Designer N. Gresley
Class J39
Company History LNER
Wheels 0-6-0
Builder Darlington Works
Order Number No Order ID issued
Works Number 1654
Fittings (as built)
Engine Brakes Vacuum
To Service Wed 03/12/1935 to Heaton (HTN)
Withdrawal Wed 18/04/1962 off Alnmouth (52d)
Service Life 26 yrs, 4 mths , 15 dys

Disposal
Scrapping During 10/1962

Notes
Notes Cut up at Darlington

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
HTN   Heaton (New) on 03/12/1935
DAR   Darlington on 28/03/1943
Twd   Alnmouth on 26/10/1947
MLP     w/e 17/04/1948
DAR   Darlington on 18/04/1948
Twd   Alnmouth on 16/05/1948
ALN     w/e 22/05/1948
     Withdrawn on 18/04/1962

SLS Allocations*
Type Code Name From Date
ALLOC ALN   w/e 01/11/1947
ALLOC MLP   w/e 17/04/1948
ALLOC ALN   w/e 22/05/1948
WDN   on 18/04/1962

* Stephenson Locomotive Society data - raw and not yet cross-referenced
Modifications
Date Modified Modification
03/12/1935 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2717)
19/04/1940 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 2622)
18/09/1942 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number RS119)
10/05/1947 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number BP138)
21/03/1952 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27484)
08/11/1958 Diagram 97 boiler fitted (number 27519)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Darlington Works 14/07/1936 27/08/1936 45 days Light Repair After collision
 
Darlington Works 02/12/1937 28/01/1938 58 days General Boiler number 27479 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 20/03/1940 19/04/1940 31 days General Boiler number 2622 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 11/08/1942 18/09/1942 39 days General Boiler number RS119 (Diagram 97)
 
Darlington Works 24/06/1943 16/07/1943 23 days Light Repair    
Cowlairs Works 06/09/1944 07/10/1944 32 days General    
Darlington Works 08/01/1946 1 day W    
Cowlairs Works 08/03/1947 10/05/1947 64 days General Boiler number BP138 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 16/04/1950 13/05/1950 28 days Heavy Intermediate Renumbered to BR 64868
 
Cowlairs Works 16/02/1952 21/03/1952 35 days General Boiler number 27484 (Diagram 97)
 
Cowlairs Works 19/09/1955 19/10/1955 31 days Heavy Intermediate    
Cowlairs Works 01/12/1955 17/12/1955 17 days Unclassified    
Cowlairs Works 28/06/1956 07/07/1956 10 days Light Casual    
Cowlairs Works 17/10/1958 08/11/1958 23 days General Boiler number 27519 (Diagram 97)
 

Mentions ...
Report Date Title Report Source
30/04/1950 Cowlairs Works Locomotives entering Works during April: These included Nos. 60529, 61103/72, 61738/68, 61854, 61909/83, 62423, 2430, 62436, 2475, 62479, 3143, 4544, 64593, 64849/54, 4865/68, 64899, 4917, 65921, 7469, 8458, 8550, 9151/62, 69174, 9182, 69553, 90071, 90306, ex-L.M.S. 2835, 42909/18, ex-W.D. 77087, 77107, 77302/99. SLS/195006

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
03/12/1935 To Service To service as London and North Eastern Railway Number 1504
Built at Darlington Works, Works Number 1654
Allocated to Heaton (HTN)
Diagram 97 boiler fitted
   
14/07/1936 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 14/07/1936. Dep: 27/08/1936.
Work undertaken:
After collision
   
02/12/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 02/12/1937. Dep: 28/01/1938.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27479 (Diagram 97)
   
20/03/1940 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 20/03/1940. Dep: 19/04/1940.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 2622 (Diagram 97)
   
11/08/1942 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (General) - Arr: 11/08/1942. Dep: 18/09/1942.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number RS119 (Diagram 97)
   
28/03/1943 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
24/06/1943 Works Visit Works Visit - Darlington Works (Light Repair) - Arr: 24/06/1943. Dep: 16/07/1943.    
06/09/1944 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 06/09/1944. Dep: 07/10/1944.    
08/01/1946 Works Visit      
12/10/1946 Renumbered Renumbered to 4868    
08/03/1947 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 08/03/1947. Dep: 10/05/1947.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number BP138 (Diagram 97)
   
26/10/1947 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (Twd)    
17/04/1948 Allocation      
18/04/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Darlington (DAR)    
16/05/1948 Allocation Reallocated to Alnmouth (Twd)    
22/05/1948 Allocation      
16/04/1950 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 16/04/1950. Dep: 13/05/1950.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to BR 64868
   
16/02/1952 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 16/02/1952. Dep: 21/03/1952.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27484 (Diagram 97)
   
19/09/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Heavy Intermediate) - Arr: 19/09/1955. Dep: 19/10/1955.    
01/12/1955 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Unclassified) - Arr: 01/12/1955. Dep: 17/12/1955.    
28/06/1956 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (Light Casual) - Arr: 28/06/1956. Dep: 07/07/1956.    
17/10/1958 Works Visit Works Visit - Cowlairs Works (General) - Arr: 17/10/1958. Dep: 08/11/1958.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 27519 (Diagram 97)
   
18/04/1962 Withdrawn Condemned as 64868 from Alnmouth (52D.1)    
10/1962 Scrapped Scrapped    

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